Ornament



Sept. 27, 1932. M. GLAESEL ORNAMENT Filed May 21, 1952 INVENTOR M4X 62/1/5554.

% ATTORNEYS PatentedSept. 27, 1932 r i 1,si9,799

MAX GLAESEL, on NEW Yonx, N. Y.

Application filed May 21, 1932. Serial No. 612,715.

This invention relates'to new and useful improvements in ornamentation and While it is capable of general or uniform practice, it is particularly adapted for forming orna- 5, mental beads, buttons and similar devices.

Iam aware that beads, buttons and the like have been heretofore formed by securing a plurality of relatively small beads to a body portion of desired shape and size by means of glue or other adhesive. I have found, however, and by actual manufacture, that where constructed in this manner, the relatively smaller elements are not securely fastened to p the main body portion and that they become detached therefrom, in some instances merely When subjected to a light rubbing action. Furthermore, it is not always possible to ob- .tain the relatively smaller decorative elements in uniform colors and the finished product consequently is not as attractive as where uniform coloring is obtained.

It is an object of the present invention to improve the method of construction of articles of the aforementioned character to the attainment of a more attractive and mechanically better product than is possible with prior methods with which I am familiar.

A feature of the invention resides in the: additional use of a coloring material which 0 in addition to .imparting a unform color to the finshed product, also functions to aid in the securement of the relatively smaller ornamental elements to a main body portion in such a manner that they willnot readily be- D come detached therefrom even under extreme conditions of use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear as the nature of the inven:

tion is better understood and by reference to it is to be understood that it is not limited to such devices, but is capable of use in many other devices of which buttons, buckles, pins and similar devices are good examples.

In said drawing Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a main body portion Whichforms the base of the finished product, 1

Figure 2 is a similar view of the finished product,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view on a greatly enlarged scale, and;

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, and illustrating the completed article.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the reference numeral 5 designates a main body portion which is herein illustrated as a spherical body employed in the manu-- facture of a so-called round bead. As in the common practice, I form this body. from wood and provide it with a passage 6 extending entirely therethrough in the case of beads. In the case of buttons I may provide an eye in lieu ofthe passage 6 or the body portion may be without either of such devices depending entirely upon the nature of the finished product.

The body portion 5 is covered with a sur: face layer 7 ofglue or other suitable adhe sive and said surface layer is then covered or partially covered with relatively smaller ornamental elements 8 herein illustrated as small spherical beads. These relatively smaller ornamental elements are secured to the body portion by the surface layer 7 of adhesive, they resting therein as indicated at 9 in Figures 3 and 4.

I preferably allow the surface layer '7 to set after which a coloring layer 10 of any desired color is applied and said coloring layer covers the exposed surfaces of the main body portion and the exposed surfaces of the relatively smaller ornamental elements 8 best illustrated in Figure at of the drawing, thus giving a uniform color to thefinished product.

Any coloring material may be used for the coloring layer, but I prefer to employ lacquer or a similar compound since it has suflicient body when set, to provide means in addition to the adhesive layer 7 for securing the relatively smaller ornamental elements to the main body portion.

From the foregoing, it will be obvious that the exposed surface of main body portion and the exposed surfaces of-the relatively small in all small crevices and a complete covering of all exposed surfaces. While in the main, I have illustrated the relatively smaller ornamental elements as positioned uniformly upon the main body portion 5, this is not generally the case and as illustrated at 12 in Figure 4:, certain of the relatively smaller ornamental elements may be so closely adjacent to one-another that the coloring layer forms a bond between them thus insuring secure anchoring of the same to the body portion and to each other.

So far I .have described the method by which ornaments of a uniform color are formed. In some instances I have formed designs upon the finished product merely by applying acontrasting color upon the surface of the article after the method as heretofore described has been completed.

From the foregoing, it will be readily apparent that the present invention provides a new and improved ornament of the class described in which relatively small ornamental elements superimposed upon a main body portion may be securely retained in position thereon and which will present a uniform color effect throughout the entire surface of the finished product.

I have, in the foregoing description, de:

scribed the method by which I prefer to oper-' ate, but it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the specific method or materials employed since obviously others could be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is An ornament comprising a main body portion, a surfacelayer of glue covering the surface thereof, a plurality of relatively smaller ornamental elements secured to said body portion by said surface layer of glue, and a layer of coloring material covering the exposed portions of said relatively smaller ornamental elements, said layer of coloring material also covering the surface of the main body portion where it is exposed between the relatively small ornamental elements and forming a bond between the small ornamental elements but leaving them in relief upon the body portion, said coloring material comprising lacquer and serving to im- York city, 

